About Me

What is there to say? I’m just a regular guy. I made my way from the City of Brotherly Love to Southern California following my own dreams, some years ago, and I’ve been out here ever since. Currently, I’m only a few hours away from the City of Angels (depending on traffic) there must be some poetry in that. 

A writer must be a reader, but cannot be an indiscriminate reader—so just read the good stuff:)

Let life happen to you. If there is a secret to life, it’s this: Go live it. Don’t be afraid to try, don’t limit yourself to what others think is possible for you. Go out in the world; write, paint, make music, cook, run; do whatever brings you joy—Your art will manifest from what you love.

Some Recommended Tools:

The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets / Ted Kooser

The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America / David Whyte

Letters to a Young Poet / Rainer Maria Rilke

Crossing Unmarked Snow: Further Views On The Writer’s Vocation / William Stafford

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life / Anne Lamott